People like to pronounce it "Nee-yeah-n" cat. WELL THEY'RE DUMB. It's "N-yah-n" cat. In manga and anime, "Nyan" is an onomatopoeia for a cat's meow. The Japanese don't use bland sounds like "CRASH" "BANG" "ZOOM" "MEOW" "WOOF". I like manga more than American comic books because I'm exposed to culture and new sound words.